diff --git a/resources/celerity/map.php b/resources/celerity/map.php
--- a/resources/celerity/map.php
+++ b/resources/celerity/map.php
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@
     'rsrc/js/application/diffusion/behavior-pull-lastmodified.js' => 'f01586dc',
     'rsrc/js/application/doorkeeper/behavior-doorkeeper-tag.js' => '1db13e70',
     'rsrc/js/application/drydock/drydock-live-operation-status.js' => '901935ef',
-    'rsrc/js/application/files/behavior-document-engine.js' => 'ee0deff8',
+    'rsrc/js/application/files/behavior-document-engine.js' => '3935d8c4',
     'rsrc/js/application/files/behavior-icon-composer.js' => '8499b6ab',
     'rsrc/js/application/files/behavior-launch-icon-composer.js' => '48086888',
     'rsrc/js/application/harbormaster/behavior-harbormaster-log.js' => '549459b8',
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@
     'javelin-behavior-diffusion-commit-graph' => '75b83cbb',
     'javelin-behavior-diffusion-locate-file' => '6d3e1947',
     'javelin-behavior-diffusion-pull-lastmodified' => 'f01586dc',
-    'javelin-behavior-document-engine' => 'ee0deff8',
+    'javelin-behavior-document-engine' => '3935d8c4',
     'javelin-behavior-doorkeeper-tag' => '1db13e70',
     'javelin-behavior-drydock-live-operation-status' => '901935ef',
     'javelin-behavior-durable-column' => '2ae077e1',
@@ -1080,6 +1080,11 @@
       'javelin-dom',
       'javelin-vector',
     ),
+    '3935d8c4' => array(
+      'javelin-behavior',
+      'javelin-dom',
+      'javelin-stratcom',
+    ),
     '3ab51e2c' => array(
       'javelin-behavior',
       'javelin-behavior-device',
@@ -2105,11 +2110,6 @@
       'javelin-behavior',
       'javelin-uri',
     ),
-    'ee0deff8' => array(
-      'javelin-behavior',
-      'javelin-dom',
-      'javelin-stratcom',
-    ),
     'efe49472' => array(
       'javelin-install',
       'javelin-util',
diff --git a/src/applications/diffusion/document/DiffusionDocumentRenderingEngine.php b/src/applications/diffusion/document/DiffusionDocumentRenderingEngine.php
--- a/src/applications/diffusion/document/DiffusionDocumentRenderingEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/diffusion/document/DiffusionDocumentRenderingEngine.php
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     return;
   }
 
-  protected function willRenderRef(PhabricatorDocumentRef $ref) {
+  protected function willStageRef(PhabricatorDocumentRef $ref) {
     $drequest = $this->getDiffusionRequest();
 
     $blame_uri = (string)$drequest->generateURI(
@@ -78,9 +78,13 @@
         'stable' => true,
       ));
 
-    $ref
-      ->setSymbolMetadata($this->getSymbolMetadata())
-      ->setBlameURI($blame_uri);
+    $ref->setBlameURI($blame_uri);
+  }
+
+  protected function willRenderRef(PhabricatorDocumentRef $ref) {
+    $drequest = $this->getDiffusionRequest();
+
+    $ref->setSymbolMetadata($this->getSymbolMetadata());
 
     $coverage = $drequest->loadCoverage();
     if (strlen($coverage)) {
diff --git a/src/applications/files/document/PhabricatorDocumentEngine.php b/src/applications/files/document/PhabricatorDocumentEngine.php
--- a/src/applications/files/document/PhabricatorDocumentEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/files/document/PhabricatorDocumentEngine.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   private $highlightedLines = array();
   private $encodingConfiguration;
   private $highlightingConfiguration;
+  private $blameConfiguration = true;
 
   final public function setViewer(PhabricatorUser $viewer) {
     $this->viewer = $viewer;
@@ -60,6 +61,19 @@
     return $this->highlightingConfiguration;
   }
 
+  final public function setBlameConfiguration($blame_configuration) {
+    $this->blameConfiguration = $blame_configuration;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  final public function getBlameConfiguration() {
+    return $this->blameConfiguration;
+  }
+
+  final protected function getBlameEnabled() {
+    return $this->blameConfiguration;
+  }
+
   public function shouldRenderAsync(PhabricatorDocumentRef $ref) {
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/src/applications/files/document/PhabricatorSourceDocumentEngine.php b/src/applications/files/document/PhabricatorSourceDocumentEngine.php
--- a/src/applications/files/document/PhabricatorSourceDocumentEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/files/document/PhabricatorSourceDocumentEngine.php
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     }
 
     $options = array();
-    if ($ref->getBlameURI()) {
+    if ($ref->getBlameURI() && $this->getBlameEnabled()) {
       $content = phutil_split_lines($content);
       $blame = range(1, count($content));
       $blame = array_fuse($blame);
diff --git a/src/applications/files/document/render/PhabricatorDocumentRenderingEngine.php b/src/applications/files/document/render/PhabricatorDocumentRenderingEngine.php
--- a/src/applications/files/document/render/PhabricatorDocumentRenderingEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/files/document/render/PhabricatorDocumentRenderingEngine.php
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@
       $engine->setHighlightingConfiguration($highlight_setting);
     }
 
+    $blame_setting = ($request->getStr('blame') !== 'off');
+    $engine->setBlameConfiguration($blame_setting);
+
     $views = array();
     foreach ($engines as $candidate_key => $candidate_engine) {
       $label = $candidate_engine->getViewAsLabel($ref);
@@ -104,6 +107,8 @@
       'controlID' => $control_id,
     );
 
+    $this->willStageRef($ref);
+
     if ($engine->shouldRenderAsync($ref)) {
       $content = $engine->newLoadingContent($ref);
       $config['next'] = 'render';
@@ -142,7 +147,11 @@
         'value' => $highlight_setting,
       ),
       'blame' => array(
+        'icon' => 'fa-backward',
+        'hide' => pht('Hide Blame'),
+        'show' => pht('Show Blame'),
         'uri' => $ref->getBlameURI(),
+        'enabled' => $blame_setting,
         'value' => null,
       ),
       'coverage' => array(
@@ -180,6 +189,7 @@
   }
 
   final public function newRenderResponse(PhabricatorDocumentRef $ref) {
+    $this->willStageRef($ref);
     $this->willRenderRef($ref);
 
     $request = $this->getRequest();
@@ -207,6 +217,9 @@
       $engine->setHighlightingConfiguration($highlight_setting);
     }
 
+    $blame_setting = ($request->getStr('blame') !== 'off');
+    $engine->setBlameConfiguration($blame_setting);
+
     try {
       $content = $engine->newDocument($ref);
     } catch (Exception $ex) {
@@ -314,6 +327,10 @@
     return;
   }
 
+  protected function willStageRef(PhabricatorDocumentRef $ref) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   protected function willRenderRef(PhabricatorDocumentRef $ref) {
     return;
   }
diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/js/application/files/behavior-document-engine.js b/webroot/rsrc/js/application/files/behavior-document-engine.js
--- a/webroot/rsrc/js/application/files/behavior-document-engine.js
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/js/application/files/behavior-document-engine.js
@@ -105,6 +105,29 @@
 
     list.addItem(highlight_item);
 
+    var blame_item;
+    if (data.blame.uri) {
+      blame_item = new JX.PHUIXActionView()
+        .setIcon(data.blame.icon);
+
+      var onblame = JX.bind(null, function(data, e) {
+        e.prevent();
+
+        if (blame_item.getDisabled()) {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        data.blame.enabled = !data.blame.enabled;
+        onview(data);
+
+        menu.close();
+      }, data);
+
+      blame_item.setHandler(onblame);
+
+      list.addItem(blame_item);
+    }
+
     menu.setContent(list.getNode());
 
     menu.listen('open', function() {
@@ -118,8 +141,22 @@
         if (is_selected) {
           encode_item.setDisabled(!engine.spec.canEncode);
           highlight_item.setDisabled(!engine.spec.canHighlight);
+          if (blame_item) {
+            blame_item.setDisabled(!engine.spec.canBlame);
+          }
         }
       }
+
+      if (blame_item) {
+        var blame_label;
+        if (data.blame.enabled) {
+          blame_label = data.blame.hide;
+        } else {
+          blame_label = data.blame.show;
+        }
+
+        blame_item.setName(blame_label);
+      }
     });
 
     data.menu = menu;
@@ -137,6 +174,12 @@
       uri.setQueryParam('encode', data.encode.value);
     }
 
+    if (data.blame.enabled) {
+      uri.setQueryParam('blame', null);
+    } else {
+      uri.setQueryParam('blame', 'off');
+    }
+
     return uri.toString();
   }
 
@@ -211,7 +254,7 @@
     JX.DOM.setContent(viewport, JX.$H(r.markup));
 
     // If this engine supports rendering blame, populate or draw it.
-    if (spec.canBlame) {
+    if (spec.canBlame && data.blame.enabled) {
       blame(data);
     }
   }